Lebanon Regional Branch

The Lebanon Regional Branch, also known as the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party - Lebanon Region, is a Ba'athist political party in Lebanon. The Lebanese branch of the Ba'ath Party was formed between 1949 and 1950, and it became an official party in 1966. The party's Assad Battalion armed wing fought alongside the Jammoul guerrillas, the Progressive Socialist Party, and the Syrian Arab Army against Israel and the Lebanese Forces, and the party won two Parliament seats in 2009 as a part of the March 8 Alliance.